Every posture in yoga has a name.

Some are named for sages.

Some for animals.

Some for gods, rivers, trees, or mountains.

But the name is never only a label.

It’s a doorway.

A hint at the inner state of the practitioner.

A way of remembering that each pose is more than muscle and bone —

it is a step on the path, a story lived through the body.

Today, we’ll explore how names in yoga do more than describe.

They invite.

They unfold.

They return us to something deeper.

This is The Shape of Meaning.

And today, we walk the path that is also the pose.